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![]() | Aztec - AZG48-008 - 1:48 | Grumman F-14A/F-14B Tomcat USAF National insignia More | Aircraft decals (military) | Limited Availability | £7.99 | |
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![]() | CAM - CAM48028 - 1:48 | Grumman F-14A/F-14B Tomcat 162923 AD/101 VF-101 Grim Reapers, 159449 AE/212 Ghostriders VF-142 USS America More | Aircraft decals (military) | Limited Availability | £14.99 | |
![]() | CAM - CAM48052 - 1:48 | Grumman F-14A Tomcat (1) 161621 NF/100 VF-154 Black Knights USS Independence 1996; More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £14.99 | |
![]() | CAM - CAM48A01 - 1:48 | Formation light stripes and blocks for McDonnell F-4B/F-4C/F-4D/F-4F/F-4E/F-4J Phantoms, Grumman F-14A/F-14B Tomcats, McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18A Hornets, A-6 Intruder/EA-6B Prowler, Lockheed S-3A Viking, Fairchild A-10A/A-10B Thunderbolt More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £14.99 | |
![]() | Eduard - ED3DL48015 - 1:48 | Grumman F-14A Tomcat SPACE (3D-Printed) instrument decals, seatbelts and seat details (designed to be used with Tamiya kits) More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £20.40 | |
![]() | Eduard - ED3DL48057 - 1:48 | Grumman F-14A Tomcat late SPACE 3D Decal instruments with etched parts (designed to be used with Tamiya kits) More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £17.50 | |
![]() | Eduard - ED3DL48178 - 1:48 | Grumman F-14A Tomcat - 3D-printed waterslide instrument decals and etched seat-belts (designed to be used with Great Wall Hobby kits) More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £18.20 | |
![]() | Eduard - EDD48099 - 1:48 | Grumman F-14A Tomcat stencils (designed to be used with Tamiya kits) More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £7.99 | |
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![]() | Eduard - EDD48105 - 1:48 | Grumman F-14A Tomcat (designed to be used with Tamiya kits) More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £11.99 | |
![]() | Furball Aero-Design - FBD48053 - 1:48 | Re-printed! Bombcat Weapons Set. contains all the markings you need to dress up the ordnance for your late model Grumman F-14A/F-14B Tomcat bomb droppers. Here are the specific makings included: -(6)GBU-12 -(6)BLU-111A/B -(4)GBU-31(V)1/B with BLU-117 warhead -(4)GBU-31(V)1/B with Mk-84 warhead -(4) Mk-83 -(4) GBU-16 -(4) BLU-117A/B -(4) GBU-24A/B -(4) MK 20 -(4)GBU-10 -(4) Mk-84 -(4) BLU-110A/B -(6) GBU-38(V)/1B -(6) Mk-82 -(6) AIM-9M -(2) TARPS -(4) AIM-7M -(4)AIM-54C (2) AN/AAQ-25 (2) AN/ASQ-T20 Note that markings are included to make either live or inert versions of all of the munitions listed above. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £19.99 | |
![]() | Furball Aero-Design - FBD48059 - 1:48 | Grumman F-14A Tomcat Stencil and Data' set. This set includes one set of stencils for the Gull Gray over white scheme, as well as a set of stencils for the Tactical Paint Scheme. This set provides enough stencil and data to complete 2 models More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £9.99 | |
![]() | Furball Aero-Design - FBDS4809 - 1:48 | "Colors and Markings of US Navy Grumman Tomcats Part II (REDUX). This set is a continuation of our collaborative effort with Detail & Scale. This sheet was designed using the incredible reference resources of Bert Kinzey; one of the world's premier aviation authors and enthusiasts. This sheet is designed to compliment Detail & Scale's new line of digital reference books covering the F-14 Tomcat. Enough stencil and data markings are included to build two complete models. This sheet covers10 unique and rare-schemed Atlantic Fleet F-14A/Bs . This set has 2 additional early schemed TPS jets that weren't included on the original release. Here's the lowdown on the aircraft covered on this set: -VF-11, F-14A 161869, USS Forrestal, 1991 (AE 100) -VF-14, F-14A 159863, USS John F. Kennedy, 1996 (AJ 201) -VF-31, F-14A 160923, USS Forrestal, 1990 (AE 201) -VF-33, F-14A 160395, USS America, 1992 (AB 204) -VF-84, F-14A 160408, NAS Oceana, 1993 (AJ 201) -VF-101, F-14B 163225, NAS Oceana, 1993 (AD 115) -VF-101, F-14B 161862, NAS Oceana, 1998 (AD 101) -VF-103, F-14B 163219, USS Saratoga, 1993 (AA 201) -VF-142, F-14A 159452, USS Eisenhower, 1981 (AG 202) -VF-143, F-14A 159442, USS Eisenhower, 1984 (AG 107 More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £21.99 | |
![]() | Furball Aero-Design - FBDS4813 - 1:48 | Re-printed! ' Colors and Markings of U.S. Navy Tomcats' series. This time (FBDS4813) covers (6) Grumman F-14A Tomcats, (2) F-14Bs, and (1) F-14D. This set was designed using the excellent references provided in Detail and Scale's 'Colors and Markings of U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcats Part 1 and Part 2' . This set includes an 8.5' x 12' main decal page, an 8.5' x 4' insert decal page, as well as our 5' x 8' 48-059 stencil set. Two complete models can be built using this set. The aircraft covered include: -VF-14, F-14A 162698, (AJ-200), USS ENTERPRISE, JAN 2001-OCT 2001 (OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM) -VF-14, F-14A 161279, (AJ-201), USS ENTERPRISE, JAN 2001 (OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM) -VF-31, F-14D 164342, (NK-201), USS CARL VINSON, 1992 -VF-41, F-14A 162608, (AJ-101), USS ROOSEVELT, OPERATION ALLIED FORCE. 1999 -VF-143, F-14B 163220, (AG-100), USS KENNEDY. OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, 2002 -VF-143, F-14B 163407, (AG-101), USS KENNEDY, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, 2002 -VF-211, F-14A 161856, (NG-101), USS NIMITZ, OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH, 1998 -VF-213, F-14A 161597, (NH-201), USS LINCOLN, 1991 -VF-302, F-14A 158989, (ND-200), NAS MIRAMAR, 1985 Although this set is designed to work best with the 1/48 Tamiya kit, it should work fine with other F-14 kits as well. More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £27.99 | |
![]() | Furball Aero-Design - FBDS4815 - 1:48 | RE-PRINTED!!! ' Colors and Markings of US Navy Grumman F-14s Part VII' covers the unique 'Heater-Ferris' schemed Tomcats of the late 70's and early '80s. This set was designed using the excellent references provided in Detail and Scale's new F-14 books; 'Colors and Markings of U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcats Parts 1 & 2' . Enough stencils are provided to build 4 complete models out of the seven options provided. (1) 8' x10' decal page is included in this set. Here's a look at the Tomcats covered: VF-1, F-14A 158979, USS Enterprise, 1977, 'NK-100' VF-2, F-14A 158985, USS Enterprise, 1977, 'NK-200' VF-124, F-14A 159825, NAS Miramar, 1978, 'NJ-423' VX-4, F-14A 159828, NAS Point Mugu, 1978, 'XF-42' PMTC, F-14A 159828, NAS Point Mugu, 1978, 'PMTC-201' VF-101, F-14A 161135, NAS Oceana, 1982, 'AD-102' VF-1, F-14A 158979, USS Kittyhawk, 1983, 'NE-111' More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £19.99 | |
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![]() | FCM - FCM48034 - 1:48 | Persian Eagles, McDonnell F-4D/F-4E Phantoms and F-14A Tomcats Iran Air Force (4) McDonnell F-4D 88815/3-6713 71st TFS Shlraz 2005; McDonnell F-4 111103/3-6556 31st TFS Hamadan 2005; F-14A 160325/3-6027 82nd TFS Shiraz 1977, all in Desert camouflage FS33531/30117/34092/36622; 160339/3 Blue FS35450/Grey FS36622 More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £12.99 | |
![]() | Fightertown - FT48084 - 1:48 | 25 aircraft including 14 Grumman Tomcat options. LTV A-7E/EA-7L Corsair VAQ-34 Grumman EA-6A VAQ-33 McDonnell F-4S Phantom VX-4 F-14A/F-14B/F-14D NAWC F-14A/B/D STRIKE TEST F-14A/B/D VX-4 F-14B/D VX-9 F-14B/D VX-30 McDonnel-Douglas F/A-18A/B VAQ-34 Boeing F/A-18F VX-23 More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £24.99 | |
![]() | Hi Decal - HD48021 - 1:48 | Grumman F-14A Tomcats (6) 160365/3-6067 73rd TFS Imperial Iranian Air Force 1978; 160318/3-6020 Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force both in desert camouflage schemes FS30400/30140/34079; 160320/3-6022 IRIAF 1995 FS35450/33578; 160339 3-6041 IRIAF 2003 FS3622/33578; 159855/10 NSAWC blue/grey Aggressor scheme 1998; 160913/13 NSAWC tan/green Aggresor scheme. Both NAS Fallon More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £9.99 | |
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![]() | HMH-Publications - HMHDH-037 - No Scale | Grumman F-14 Tomcat. DH-037 is the biggest book we've done in the Duke Hawkins series, with 220 pages and is on the Grumman F-14 Tomcat. This book shows every detail of the legendary Tomcat, but also A LOT of action. Over 450 photographs show the jet from every side: forward fuselage, top fuselage, landing gear, gear bays, wings, engine exhausts, vertical tails, ... Of course extensive chapters on the F-14's cockpit and maintenance are also included, as well as recent photographs of the only Tomcats still flying: those of the IRIAF. Action photographs were taken over many years, leading up to the last cruise of the jet. This is the most extensive book in the series up to date and weighs just over 1 kg.[F-14A F-14B F-14D] More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £34.50 | |
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![]() | Kits-World - KW3D1481064 - 1:48 | Grumman F-14A Tomcat screens active - 3D Full colour Instrument Panels (designed to be used with Tamiya kits) More | Aircraft decals (military) | Catalogue | £12.99 | |
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![]() | Naval Fighters - NF306 - No Scale | World Class DIAMONDBACKS. A Pictorial History of Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA-102) by Angelo Romano US NAVY SQUADRON HISTORIES No. 306 ISBN-13: 978-1-7349727-3-3 Soft bound (NF306) Originally designated Fighter Squadron 102 (VF-102), the DIAMONDBACKS of Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA-102) were established on 1 Jul 1955 in Jacksonville, Florida. The first aircraft to carry the distinctive DIAMONDBACK markings was the McDonnell F2H Banshee, a twin-engine fighter-bomber with four 20mm internal cannons. The DIAMONDBACKS' inaugural deployment took place on-board the USS RANDOLPH (CV-15), in July 1956. After this deployment, the squadron transitioned to the Douglas F4D-1 Skyray. In 1960, the DIAMONDBACKS moved to NAS Oceana, Virginia, and transitioned to the McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II. This marked the beginning of a 20-year association with the Phantom. In Jun 1981, the DIAMONDBACKS bade farewell to the Phantom and transitioned to the Grumman F-14A Tomcat. The Tomcat's design provided the pilot and RIO with a formidable air-to-air radar and weapons system. The long-range AWG-9 radar and its multiple track, multiple launch capable AIM-54 Phoenix missile system, AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-9 Sidewindermissiles, and the six-barrelled 20mm cannon, comprised the Tomcat's weapons suite. With the addition to the Tomcat of the Tactical Air Reconnaissance Pod System (TARPS) in 1982, the DIAMONDBACKS added the tactical aerial photo reconnaissance mission to their traditional fighter role. In 1992, VF-102 and the Tomcat entered the critical air-to-ground mission area, thus solidifying the DIAMONDBACKS' role as a strike fighter squadron, and leading the way into the 21st century. In 1994, the DIAMONDBACKS transitioned to the re-engined F-14B and, with the installation of the Low Altitude Navigation Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) pod in 1998, they added the precision strike mission to their capabilities. In 2002, VF-102 was assigned to Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Pacific and transferred to NAS Lemoore, California to transition to the Navy's newest strike fighter, the Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet. In March 2002, the DIAMONDBACKS were redesignated Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA-102). After completion of the transition to the Super Hornet, VFA-102 moved across the Pacific to Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, to join Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW-5), the Navy's only forward deployed air wing and part of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF). Since then, the DIAMONDBACKS were assigned respectively to the following FDNF carriers: USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73), and USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76). Pages: 284 Size: 8.5 X 11 (inches) Format: Soft bound Illustrations: 741 color and 124 B&W photos, 52 color profiles, 82 patches Publisher: Ginter Books More | Aircraft books | Limited Availability | £66.60 | |
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![]() | Quinta Studio - QDS-48395 - 1:48 | Grumman F-14A Tomcat 3D-Printed coloured Interior on decal paper (designed to be used with Hobby Boss kits)(Small version) More | Aircraft decals (military) | Limited Availability | £14.55 | |
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![]() | Phoenix Scale Publications - R2RWHITE01 - No Scale | The McDonnell F-4A/F-4B/F-4N/F-4J/F-4S & RF-4B Phantom US Navy and Marine Corps Versions By Andy Evans 84 Pages Full Colour The iconic F-4 Phantom is one of the most recognisable aircraft ever produced. Initially built for the US Navy, its multi-role abilities as an interceptor, fighter-bomber and reconnaissance platform were quickly adopted by the Marine Corps and first entered service in 1961. So impressed with the Navy's new aircraft, the US Air Force also ordered the Phantom, and production ran from 1958 to 1981 with a total of 5,195 aircraft built, making it the most produced American supersonic military aircraft in history, and cementing its position as an iconic combat aircraft of the Cold War. A total of forty-five F-4As were built, however, none saw combat, and most ended up as test or training aircraft. The USN and USMC received the first definitive Phantom, the F-4B which was equipped with the Westinghouse APQ-72 radar, a Texas Instruments AAA-4 Infrared search and track pod under the nose, an AN/AJB-3 bombing system in 1961 and VF-121 'Pacemakers' taking the first examples at NAS Miramar. The F-4J improved both air-to-air and ground-attack capabilities and deliveries began in 1966 and ended in 1972 with 522 built. It was equipped with the Westinghouse AN/AWG-10 Fire Control System (making the F-4J the first fighter in the world with operational look-down/shoot-down capability), a new integrated missile control system and the AN/AJB-7 bombing system for expanded ground attack capability. The F-4N (updated F-4B) with smokeless engines and F-4J aerodynamic improvements started in 1972 under a Navy-initiated refurbishment program called 'Project Bee Line'. The F-4S model resulted from the refurbishment of 265 F-4Js with J79-GE-17 smokeless engines, an AWG-10B radar with digitised circuitry for improved performance and reliability, a Honeywell AN/AVG-8 Visual Target Acquisition Set or VTAS (world's first operational Helmet Sighting System), avionics improvements, airframe reinforcement and leading-edge slats for enhanced manoeuvring. With the introduction of the F-14 Tomcat and F/A-18 Hornet, by 1987 the last F-4Ss were being retired from deployable USN squadrons, and on 25 March 1986, an F-4S belonging to the VF-151 'Vigilantes' became the last active-duty US Navy Phantom to launch from an aircraft carrier, in this case the USS Midway. On 18 October 1986, an F-4S from the VF-202 'Superheats', made the last-ever Phantom carrier landing while operating aboard USS America, and in 1987 the last of the Naval Reserve-operated F-4S aircraft were replaced by F-14As. The last Phantoms in service with the Navy were QF-4N and QF- 4S target drones operated by the Naval Air Warfare Center at NAS Point Mugu. Likewise, in the early 1980s, US Marine Corps Phantom squadrons began to transition to the F/A-18 and in January 1992, the last Marine Corps F-4S Phantom was retired by the 'Cowboys' of VMFA-112 at NAS Dallas, after which the squadron re-equipped with F/A-18 Hornets. This is the first of a five book collectable series that will build into a comprehensive library on the F-4 Phantom in US Navy and Marine Corps Service, US Air Force Service, European Operators, Middle Eastern Operators and Asian Operators. Each book has comprehensive historic information on each Phantom variant, its operators and combat roles, with colour profiles and full model builds included. This will be a must have series for the Phantom aficionado and modeller alike. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £15.99 | |
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![]() | Warpaint Series - WPS126 - No Scale | Grumman F-14 Tomcat By Charles Stafrace. The US Navy embarked on the VFX fighter programme when it became obvious that the weight, engine and manoeuvrability issues plaguing F-111B, the naval variant of the Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX), would not be resolved to the Navy's satisfaction. The Navy requirement was for a fleet air defence fighter whose primary role was intercepting Soviet bombers before they could launch missiles against the carrier battle group. The Navy strenuously opposed the TFX, which incorporated the US Air Force's requirements for a low-level attack aircraft that were not required by the Navy. Grumman came up with a solution in the form of their F-14 Tomcat, a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable-sweep wing aircraft. But what made the Tomcat head and shoulders above all other fighters was its AWG-9 weapons control radar married to the superlative AIM-54A Phoenix air-to-air missile. The Tomcat was all the US Navy required, and the F-111B episode was soon forgotten. The F-14A was the first version of the Tomcat, and it entered US Navy service in 1972 with VF-1 and VF-2 and first deployed overseas on USS Enterprise in 1974, gradually replacing the later versions of the F-4 Phantom on the US carriers' decks. The F-14A served only with one foreign air force, the Imperial Iranian Air Force which, after the 1978 revolution, came to be known as the Iranian Islamic Iranian Air Force. The Tomcat's role in Iran's war against Iraq from 1980 to 1988 is explained in detail. The Iranian, in its locally-improvised versions, is still in service. The F-14A version of the Tomcat inherited not only the AWG-9/AIM-54 system from the ill-fated F-111B but also its troublesome TF30 engine. In the US Navy it was only when the F-14B was re-engined with the more powerful and more reliable F-110-GE-400, as was also the F-14D, that the Tomcat really showed its true potential in the air. The Tomcat went on to serve on all US carriers of the Forrestal and Kitty Hawk Class of carriers and on all nuclear powered carriers built until 2006, the year when the Tomcat was retired from service. During the years it spent on deck, the Tomcat, in its F-14A, F-14B and F-14D versions, participated in all US interventions of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s in the Mediterranean, Middle East and Horn of Africa, and distinguished itself not only as an interceptor fighter, but later also as a ground support and reconnaissance aircraft when the need for these two new roles were needed and when equipped with the LANTIRN and TARPS systems. The Tomcat's story was immortalised by the Hollywood production that made 'Tomcat' and 'Top Gun' household names, but in real life the Tomcat was truly a confirmed 'MiG-killer' and a 'Sukhoi-killer' in encounters with hostile Libyan opposition. Its exit from the US Navy scene in 2006 was a controversial one, as the aircraft was still considered a valuable asset to the fleet. However, its astronomical maintenance hours per flight hours and its ageing systems compared with the newer F/A-18 Hornet worked against it. All this is explained in detail in this new Warpaint title, a 124-page account of America's most famous fighter of recent times, that contains no fewer than 280 photos, ten pages of colour profiles, scale plans, fourteen information tables and a text that give exact details of every squadrons, details of all deployments with carrier, CVW, dates and destination, conversions to later versions, and many other information as now expected from titles by author Charles Stafrace, supported by superb artwork by John Fox. More | Aircraft books | Catalogue | £25.00 |
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